Worksheets5.3 Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which explorer sailed west for Spain in 1492 and reached islands in the Caribbean?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Who sailed for England and explored the northeastern coast of North America, including Newfoundland, in 1497?
Hernán Cortés
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Amerigo Vespucci
Which French explorer traveled the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River searching for a route to Asia?
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Cartier
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Robert de La Salle
Which Portuguese explorer landed on the coast of Brazil while sailing west and is credited with claiming Brazil for Portugal?
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Vasco da Gama
Prince Henry the Navigator
Bartolomeu Dias
Which explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama and was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean from the New World?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Francisco Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
Name one reason Europeans traded with some Native American groups; choose the best example of a benefit Native groups might gain from trade.
Access to metal tools or cloth goods
Permission to settle European towns
Free passage back to Europe
Guaranteed military rule by Europeans
Which two Spanish conquistadors are best known for conquests that caused major demographic changes among indigenous peoples in the Americas? Select both.
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
John Cabot
Pedro Álvares Cabral
How did French interactions often differ from Spanish interactions with Native peoples? Choose the best description.
French more often traded furs and formed alliances; Spanish more often sought conquest and resource extraction
French usually forced large-scale plantations; Spanish mostly avoided Native labor
French prohibited trade with Natives; Spanish encouraged only missionary work
French conquered the Aztec Empire; Spanish focused only on fishing
Identify two immediate effects that European contact (before or during conquest) had on Native societies; choose the best answer.
Population decline from disease and loss of land/sovereignty
Rapid industrialization and universal voting rights
Discovery of steam engines and railroads
Elimination of all trade with Europe
Why did some Native groups resist Europeans? Choose the best pair of reasons tied to protecting land or culture.
To protect land/resources and to resist forced conversion, slavery, or violence
To claim European royal titles and create overseas empires
To stop all farming and rely only on hunting
To demand European citizenship for everyone
Which three continents were central to the Columbian Exchange?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Europe, Asia, and Australia
Africa, Asia, and Antarctica
North America, Australia, and Asia
Choose the pair that correctly shows one animal and one plant that moved from Europe/Africa to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange.
Horse and wheat
Llama and maize
Turkey and potato
Bison and tomato
Name an important food crop from the Americas that later changed diets around the world.
Potato
Wheat
Rice
Barley
What was one major negative effect of the Columbian Exchange on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas?
Population loss due to diseases brought by Europeans
Immediate end to all warfare in the Americas
Guaranteed independence for all Native nations
Rapid growth of Indigenous cities from European factories
Which choice best defines cultural diffusion and gives an example from the Columbian Exchange?
The spread of ideas and goods between cultures; example: European horses changing Native American transportation
A ban on trade between cultures; example: preventing foods from moving across oceans
The replacement of all local customs; example: identical clothing worldwide
The isolation of continents; example: no plants or animals moving between regions
What plant produces most traditional table sugar, and where does it grow best?
Sugarcane; warm tropical or subtropical climates
Sugar beets; Arctic climates
Corn; high mountain climates
Wheat; cold northern climates
Explain how supply and demand helped make sugar valuable in Europe; choose the best summary.
High demand and limited supply increased prices and value
Low demand and huge surplus raised prices
No demand but large supply kept prices high
Equal supply and demand always kept prices low
Which sequence best lists three main steps for getting sugar from plant to table?
Grow and harvest cane; crush/boil/refine; ship as sugar
Plant seeds; freeze stalks; serve raw
Catch fish; smoke meat; grind into flour
Mine ore; melt metal; pour into molds
Why did plantation owners turn to enslaved African labor instead of relying on Native labor or Europeans? Choose the best explanation.
Demand for labor on sugar plantations was high and Europeans sought profits by enslaving Africans after Native populations declined from disease
Africans volunteered for paid work and chose plantation jobs
European laws banned any work by Europeans in hot climates
Sugar could only grow if planted by sailors
On a map, name the three regions involved in the triangular trade and identify what commonly moved on each leg. Choose the best description.
Europe, Africa, and the Americas; manufactured goods to Africa, enslaved people to the Americas, raw goods like sugar to Europe
Asia, Europe, and Australia; spices to Europe, sheep to Australia, gold to Asia
Africa, Antarctica, and South Pacific; penguins to Africa, cars to the Americas, ice to Europe
Europe, Asia, and the Arctic; furs to Europe, rice to the Arctic, silk to Asia
What is the name given to the forced sea journey that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
The Silk Road
The Northwest Passage
The Great Migration
Which conditions did enslaved people face aboard ships during the Middle Passage? Select two.
Overcrowding and disease
Chains and harsh treatment
Private cabins and fresh produce at every meal
Freedom to leave the ship at any time
About how long could a Middle Passage voyage take (two to three what)?
Months
Days
Weeks
Years
Which choice best describes one long-term effect on enslaved people who survived the Middle Passage once they reached the Americas?
Forced labor on plantations and loss of freedom
Guaranteed land ownership and wages
Immediate return to Africa
Freedom to choose any job with full pay
What is the connection between European demand for sugar and the growth of the Middle Passage? Choose the best explanation of cause and effect.
High demand for sugar increased plantation labor needs, leading to more trafficking of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic
Low demand for sugar caused plantations to close and ended the slave trade
Demand for sugar led Europeans to mechanize farms and stop using human labor
Sugar demand had no effect on Atlantic trade routes
Columbian Exchange: Which three regions were connected by the Columbian Exchange?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Europe, Asia, and Australia
Africa, Asia, and Antarctica
The Americas, Australia, and Asia
Columbian Exchange: Which animals were carried from Europe to the Americas? Select all that apply.
Horses
Cows
Pigs
Llamas
Columbian Exchange: Which plants moved from Europe/Africa to the Americas? Select all that apply.
Wheat
Sugar cane
Coffee
Corn (maize)
Columbian Exchange: Which pair of crops came from the Americas and spread to other regions?
Wheat and sugar cane
Corn (maize) and potatoes
Coffee and rice
Cows and horses
Columbian Exchange: Which diseases introduced by Europeans caused large Native population declines?
Smallpox and measles
Malaria and cholera
Chickenpox and mumps
Typhoid and influenza
Columbian Exchange: What is cultural diffusion?
The movement of ideas, goods, people, and diseases between regions
The spread of rock layers across continents
The increase of local farming within a single village
The study of ancient cultures through fossils
Columbian Exchange: Match each item to the region it spread to during the exchange.
Horses and cattle
To the Americas
Wheat
To the Americas
Potatoes
To Europe
Sugar and Triangular Trade: Where does sugarcane grow best?
Warm tropical climates such as the Caribbean and parts of South America
Cold temperate regions of northern Europe
High mountain plateaus far from the coast
Dry deserts with little rainfall
Sugar and Triangular Trade: Which situation made sugar expensive and profitable for Europeans?
High European demand and low local supply
Low European demand and high local supply
High local supply and high wages
Low demand and government price limits
Sugar and Triangular Trade: Which sequence shows steps from sugarcane plant to table?
Harvest cane → crush/extract juice and boil → refine and ship to Europe
Refine → harvest cane → crush/extract juice and boil → ship to Europe
Crush/extract juice and boil → harvest cane → ship to Europe → refine
Harvest cane → refine → crush/extract juice and boil → ship locally
Sugar and Triangular Trade: What led plantation owners to turn to enslaved Africans for labor?
Disease and refusal reduced available labor, and the work was dangerous and hard
European workers demanded to come for the jobs
Machines completely replaced human labor
Sugarcane required only a small number of workers
Sugar and Triangular Trade: Match each leg of the triangular trade to what was sent and where it went.
Europe to Africa
Manufactured goods
Africa to the Americas (Middle Passage)
Enslaved people
Americas to Europe
Sugar, cotton, and tobacco
The Middle Passage: What does the term Middle Passage refer to?
The ocean voyage carrying enslaved Africans to the Americas
A land route across Europe to Asia
A river crossing used by early settlers
The return trip from the Americas to Europe
The Middle Passage: Which conditions did many enslaved Africans face aboard ships? Select all that apply.
Chained below deck
Little food and water
Unable to stand in crowded, low-ceiling spaces
Exposure to disease
Fresh air and freedom to move
The Middle Passage: How long did the Middle Passage typically last?
Two to three months
One week
Six to eight months
One year
The Middle Passage: After surviving the voyage, what did many enslaved Africans experience? Select all that apply.
Forced labor on plantations
Brutal working conditions
Loss of freedom and families
Paid wages and return to their homelands
The Middle Passage: Why did European demand for sugar increase the number of enslaved Africans transported to the Americas?
Plantations needed much labor, and Native labor was not available due to disease
Sugar grew only in Europe, requiring imported workers
Sugar production required only skilled craftspeople
Demand for sugar reduced the need for plantation labor
